矽谷生活日誌

加州新年違規罰款金額包括：闖紅燈罰款436元；無視校車紅燈警示，不禮讓而超越校車車輛，罰款將增加到616元。

沒有殘疾人停車證，千萬不要停在殘疾人車位，哪怕只有幾分鐘，也可能被罰款1000元。

新年駕駛與交通違規罰款還包括：

沒有駕駛執照開車，罰款214元；搬家後十天內應及時通知DMV更改地址，否則被攔檢出將會被罰款214元（更正後或可降低罰款）；無汽車保險罰款796元（罰款在駕駛人補上保險證明後或可降低數額）；超速1至15哩罰款214元、超速16至25哩，罰款328元；Stop路口不停車，罰款214元；開車打手機，首次罰款148元；開車打手機，再犯罰款256元；開車寫、傳、讀手機信息，罰款148元。

在公共巴士裝卸區域違規停車，罰款976元；在殘疾人停車位上首次違規停車，罰款976元；在殘疾人停車位上兩次違規停車，罰款1876元；汽車窗口上違規使用非法材料，罰款178元；駕駛人不繫安全帶，罰款148元；車上兒童不繫安全帶，駕駛人可被罰436元（或可在完成法庭聽證之後降價調整）；駕駛摩托車不戴頭盔，罰款178元。

商業汽車不實填寫行程紀錄，罰款616元；沒有汽車註冊證明，罰款256元（補上證明之後或可降低罰款）；不正確掛置汽車車牌，罰款178元（改正後或可降低罰款）。

Important Notice: HUGE California Traffic Ticket Fines Effective 01/06/2012

Please be extremely careful in your driving and car registration & insurance matters. State of California is broke and they are trying hard to squeeze all of us hard to collect money. Effective immediately, if you do not stop at the red light, be ready to pay $436 in fines or if you pass a school bus with flashing red signals, you will be charged $616. The state of California is going for blood, so be extra careful in driving. You cannot afford messing with them. I have been hearing that Highway Patrols are under pressure to issue a lot more tickets than last year with at least 30% increase in fines over 2009, so beware of radar guns, highway and traffic cameras installed everywhere and the tougher enforcement of parking rules.

Just for your info, the next time you park in the handicapped zone, even for a minute, you will be looking at almost $ 1000 in parking tickets, so it'd better be worth it.

Traffic Ticket Fines (Effective 01/06/2012):

VC 12814.6 $214 Failure to obey license provisions.

VC 14600(A) $214 Failure to notify DMV of address change within 10 days 
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

VC 16028(A) $796 Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility (insurance)

Note: This fine may be reduced with proof of insurance on or after the violation date.

VC 21453(A) $436 Failure to stop at a red signal.

VC 22349 $214 Unsafe speed, 1 to 15 miles over the limit.

VC 22350 $328 Unsafe speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit.

VC 22450 $214 Failure to stop at a stop sign.

VC 22454(A) $616 Passing a school bus with flashing red signals.

VC 23123(A) $148 Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, first offense.

VC 23123(B) $256 Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, each subsequent offense. 

VC 23123.5 $148 Driving while using a wireless device to send, read or write text.

VC 23124 $148 Minor driving while using a wireless phone.

VC 22500 $976 Parking in a bus loading area.

VC 22507(A) $976 Violation of disabled parking provisions, first offense. 

VC 22507(B) $1876 Violation of disabled parking provisions, second offense. 

VC 26708 $178 Unlawful material on vehicle windows.

VC 27150 $178 Inadequate muffler. 

VC 27315 $148 Violation of mandatory use of seat belts.

VC 27360 $436 Violation of mandatory use of passenger child restraints. 
Note: This fine may be reduced by completing a court authorized child seat diversion program.

VC 27400 $178 Headsets or Earplugs covering both ears.

VC 27803 $178 Violation of motorcycle safety helmet requirements.

VC 34506 $616 Commercial Driver - Log book violation.

VC 4000 $256 No evidence of current registration.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

VC 4159 $178 Failure to notify DMV of change of address within 10 days. 
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

VC 5200 $178 Lack of proper display of license plates. 
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

VC 9400 $178 Commercial weight fees due. 
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction